Mapping the polarity of changes that occur in interrupted CAG repeat tracts in yeast

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 4597-4604

  Maurer, Debra J ^a   O'Callaghan, Brennon L ^a   Livingston, Dennis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; YEAST CELL;

EID: 0031830672     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.8.4597     Document Type: Article

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